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PayPal owner eBay filed a lawsuit alleging that Google used trade secrets, provided by former eBay staffers, to create its mobile-payment system. The lawsuit comes after Google unveiled the product, planned for Android smartphones.

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PayPal, the electronic payment service owned by eBay, filed a lawsuit in a California court that alleges that the Google Wallet mobile-transaction service -- which Google announced Thursday -- is based on proprietary technology that Google got when it hired two former PayPal executives.

Sitting at the point where mobile meets digital security concerns, MobileIron has raised $20 million from four venture firms, an unusual performance for a startup with a focus on business as opposed to consumer appeal. The company provides ways for businesses to track and secure mobile devices used by their employees.

Facebook says it isn't devoting any significant attention to mobile advertising for the time being, instead working on "building basic social experiences on the Web with partners," Fergal Walker, the social network's chief of mobile partnerships, told listeners at London's Monetising Mobile conference. But that may not be likely to hold true for long, with brands eager to access Facebook's popular mobile applications.

Mothers across all age categories are about equally likely to use their smartphones for shopping in some form, but mothers under age 45 are more sophisticated in their usage, taking advantage of coupons, doing research and completing purchases, according to mobile ad network Greystripe. Younger mothers were also found to be more open to downloading shopping applications.